FRANKLIN, Ind. – For the first time this fall, the Franklin volleyball team suited up to defend their home floor when they hosted the Berea Mountaineers for the second time in four days on Wednesday (Sept. 21) night.

Playing in front of an excited home crowd for the first time since 2019, the Grizzlies (7-6) extended their winning streak to three with a sweep of the Mountaineers (6-7), 25-16, 25-21, 25-20.

How it Happened
Berea started the first game off by taking seven of the first 10 points before Franklin was able to shake off their slow start. The Grizzlies would rip off a 7-2 run to take the lead for good in game one, holding Berea to a negative-.138 hitting percentage to take the first set.

Franklin raced out to a 5-1 lead in the second set, but Berea was able to fight back and take the lead with a 6-1 run of their own. The turning point would come with five straight Grizzly points that put the home side ahead for good and forced a Berea timeout. Alyssa Zemlyak put the finishing touches on the set with a big kill to put Franklin up two games.

The Mountaineers took another early lead in game three and the set remained tight until nine straight Franklin points put the match out of reach. Just as she did the set before, Zemlyak sent the home crowd happy with a kill to end the night.

Inside the Box Score
-Sophomore Sara Allen led the Franklin offense with 11 kills and Miranda Wilson added 10 on the night. Zemlyak led all attackers with a .600 hitting percentage from the middle, recording six kills and no errors on 10 attempts.
-Billie Jarrett ran the offense and set up 36 Franklin kills on the night. Maddie Holubik and Makalyn Miller each had a pair of assists to tie for the team lead.
-Jarrett and Allison Thompson each had 14 digs while Chloe Holder led the Grizzlies with four blocks.

Up Next
Franklin will host their home invitational over the weekend, starting with a Friday (Sept. 24) evening matchup with Fontbonne University. First serve from the Spurlock Center is set for 5:00 p.m.